… exchange networks, like parent groups, to build a children’s secondhand marketplace. With only 15% of all clothing donated or reused, Hand Me Up (HMU) hopes to change … ‘19), Monika Dharia (Duke) and Alan Yu (Brown), aims to fight plastic pollution and reduce carbon emissions by making rain ponchos from a sugar-based bioplastic. Recent reports … in environmental entrepreneurship continue, and we look forward to continuing to work with these teams during their time at Yale.” Hand Me Up and GreenGear are eligible to enter …
… they were co-leaders of the student group Fossil Free Yale, which pressures Yale to withdraw its investments from the fossil fuel industry. Yale is a large and influential investor, with a $29 billion endowment. If it changes its investment practices, it spurs a tangible … individual investors. But individual investments add up. Rissman and Reed realized that with the right tools and information, individuals could work together to make even more …
… related to climate change highlighted by Project Drawdown, including energy, materials, transportation, food, women and girls, and land use. “One of our main goals throughout this … Choc. AIRPower uses sustainable resources to power clean technology and achieves a Net-Zero Carbon Footprint for medium and heavy-duty trucks. AIRPower builds electric powertrain systems for semi-trucks, replacing fossil fuel engine systems with electrically driven systems that capture sunlight and turn it into electricity. 3. …
… Environmental Innovation Sustainable Finance and ESG Equity and Justice A Conversation with Diane Strauss from the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance … Oct 10, 2018 A Conversation with Diane Strauss from the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance Diane Strauss, Program …
… Food Institute, the non-profit that organized this first major conference of the industry. With the replacement of animal products comes the replacement of animal agriculture’s … greenhouse gas emissions, habitat loss, pollution and animal welfare abuses. It also comes with a hope for food security and food safety. The New Meat Half of the conference took … industry as a misleading marketing attempt. To address those issues and work more closely with major meat companies and regulators, many of clean meat companies decided at the …
… leadership, computer literacy and programming courses in Afghanistan to empower girls with greater autonomy over family planning and reproductive health. They also teach skills that prepare students to work in green-sector opportunities … leadership, computer literacy and programming courses in Afghanistan to empower girls with greater autonomy over family planning and reproductive health. They also teach skills …
… Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants are awarded at the federal level. In partnership with Doug Rand, a CBEY Expert in Residence, we will engage and interview multiple … (which don’t require an act of Congress) that dramatically benefit hard-tech entrepreneurs with no other source of patient capital. The goal of this independent study will be to use … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants are awarded at the federal level. In partnership with Doug Rand, a CBEY Expert in Residence, we will engage and interview multiple …
… . It was her sophomore year and she and a small team were working to get students involved with sustainability efforts around campus. “I found I really enjoyed that type of work,” … that my work at the Office of Sustainability was a seminal experience in terms of working with small teams, with lot of white space, in a program that was still being molded and had the opportunity to …
… forum to pursue and refine novel solutions to sustainability challenges, from new ventures with a triple bottom line Peter Boyd, one of CBEY's Executive Fellows to alternative … of three Executive Fellows: Vincent Stanley from Patagonia, Peter Boyd from the Carbon War Room, and Jennifer Molnar from The Nature Conservancy. “This incredibly generous … energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, in partnership with the Yale Center for Teaching and Learning and the CT Green Bank, will design and launch …
… knew that she lacked the capacity to build the venture on her own, so she assembled a team with complementary skills and expertise. For instance, Ben Serrurier (FES ’17), brought … All the team members were individuals whom Katrina knew and had previously worked with. She understood that a strong, well-rounded team would be fundamental to a strong … and with a hardware component (the battery) to achieve energy savings and environmental benefits. The team started on the software side, and they partnered with a team of student …